Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga®
Ages: Newborn to Nearly Crawling

Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga classes contain dozens of unique yoga postures designed to support baby’s development. Each class is filled with calming, nurturing ways to enhance bonding and improve baby’s sleep.

During a Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga class, babies enjoy yoga while on their backs, tummies, or held in loving arms. For parents, this class is a special opportunity to meet other moms, get support, and learn about baby's emerging personality. Most of the yoga we do in Itsy Bitsy Yoga is for baby, but you will also learn breathing and relaxation techniques as you practice a bit of yoga yourself.

No yoga is experience required. Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga was created by Helen Garabedian, an Infant Developmental Movement Educator, yoga teacher, and mother.

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Tots Itsy Bitsy Yoga®
Ages: Crawling to 24 Months

Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Tots is a supportive, fun-loving, and active yoga class. As tot’s mobility increases, classes offer tot-centric poses that encourage and support their physical explorations. Tots become more confident in their moving bodies as they practice yoga both in and out of class.

During a Tots Itsy Bitsy Yoga class crawlers and walkers playfully practice yoga postures while they are standing, sitting up, walking, and jumping. Parents also get to do a little yoga, but no yoga experience is required.

Tots Itsy Bitsy Yoga was created by Helen Garabedian, an Infant Developmental Movement Educator, yoga teacher, and mother.



Yoga Benefits for Babies, Toddlers and their Parents

We all know how wonderful yoga is despite the lack of substantial medical research on its benefits for adults or for children. Helen Garabedian, however, has been blessed to share yoga with thousands of children between birth and age 4 since she conceived Itsy Bitsy Yoga in 1999. Parent participants, early childhood professionals, and yoga texts repeatedly report the following benefits:


Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga Benefits:

* Deepen the parent/child bond
* Help baby sleep longer and better
* Improve baby's digestion and ease tummy troubles
* Relieve fussiness and colic
* Discover ways to enhance your baby's motor development
* Strengthen the immune system
* Encourage neuromuscular development


Toddler Itsy Bitsy Yoga Benefits:

* Deepen the parent/child bond
* Improve body-awareness
* Playfully relieve stress and frustration
* Increase your child's attention span
* Provide an outlet for social interaction
* Nurture self-esteem and creativity
* Build a fit, healthy lifestyle


Parent/Caregiver Itsy Bitsy Yoga Benefits:

* Discover your child's personality and learning style
* Learn ways to calm your child
* Build your confidence as a parent
* Reduce your stress and anxiety
* Create memorable moments with your child
* Engage in a structured physical activity
* Get more sleep!